It’s a boy!
The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has announced that Princess Claire has given birth to a boy. The little boy is the third child for…
Articles by Moniek Bloks
The Danish Coronation Chair
While we won’t see the new King Frederik X of Denmark using the Coronation Chair, it was used for coronations for nearly 200 years. Legend…
Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Earrings
Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Earrings were part of a parure given to the then Princess Alexandra of Denmark by the future King Edward VII as a…
Queen Margrethe’s Horseshoe Brooch
As we prepare for the abdication of Queen Margrethe, take a look at one piece of iconic jewellery. This beautiful horseshoe brooch was given to…
Queen Adelaide’s Fringe Necklace
Queen Adelaide’s Fringe necklace has “sixty brilliant-set graduated bars, the central bars terminating in cushion-cut and pear-shaped stones, divided by 60 graduated brilliant-set spikes; an…
Meet the other Queen from Australia
Susan Cullen-Ward was born on 28 January 1941 in Sydney as the daughter of Alan Robert Cullen-Ward and his wife, Phyllis Dorothea Murray-Prior. Susan grew up on…
Meet King Frederik X of Denmark
King Frederik X of Denmark was born Frederik André Henrik Christian on 26 May 1968 during the reign of his grandfather, King Frederik IX. He…
Meet Queen Mary of Denmark
Queen Mary of Denmark was born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia as the youngest daughter of John Dalgleish Donaldson…
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara
Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara is “formed of 61 graduated bars, rising to the centre and pavé -set with 488 brilliants.” The Kokoshnik Tiara was modelled…
Queen Margrethe announces abdication in New Year’s Address
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has announced in her New Year’s Address that she will step down on 14 January 2024. This date also marks…